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Around Hawlings River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Hawlings River is a 2.8 mile stream near The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hawlings River near Sandy Spring, MD (site 01591700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1978 to 2026
Hawlings River typically runs highest in April, at a median 31 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,840 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 16 to 35 |
| February | 28 | 21 to 39 |
| March | 30 | 22 to 45 |
| April | 31 | 21 to 41 |
| May | 25 | 18 to 37 |
| June | 17 | 11 to 27 |
| July | 11 | 7.1 to 18 |
| August | 8.9 | 4.9 to 15 |
| September | 7.0 | 4.4 to 13 |
| October | 8.8 | 6.0 to 17 |
| November | 15 | 9.4 to 27 |
| December | 20 | 14 to 33 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hawlings River near Sandy Spring, MD (site 01591700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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